Edward Witten
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics top 0.01%
- Black Holes and Theoretical Physics 224
- Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies 90
- Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions 71
- Statistical and Nonlinear Physics top 0.01%
- Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories 93
- Nonlinear Waves and Solitons 15
- Astronomy and Astrophysics top 0.01%
- Cosmology and Gravitation Theories 85
- Geometry and Topology top 0.01%
- Algebraic structures and combinatorial models 31
- Mathematical Physics top 0.01%
- Homotopy and Cohomology in Algebraic Topology 16
- Co-authors
- Nathan SeibergCumrun VafaAndrew StromingerDavid J. GrossJeffrey A. HarveyChiara R. NappiLance J. DixonFreddy Cachazo
- Journals
- Nuclear Physics B (72 papers)Journal of High Energy Physics (33 papers)Physics Letters B (25 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesFranceUnited Kingdom
In The Last Decade
Edward Witten
320 papers receiving 84.3k citations
Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 152
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics 71.5k
- Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 28.1k
- Astronomy and Astrophysics 35.6k
- Geometry and Topology 15.0k
- Mathematical Physics 10.3k
Countries citing papers authored by Edward Witten
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All Works
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025 | 0 | |
| 2 | 2024 | 2 | |
| 3 | 2023 | 28 | |
| 4 | On the hypothesis that cosmological dark matter is composed of ultra-light bosons | 2016 | 16 |
| 5 | 2010 | 116 | |
| 6 | Three-Dimensional Gravity Reconsidered | 2007 | 10 |
| 7 | Direct Proof of the Tree-Level Scattering Amplitude Recursion Relation in Yang-Mills Theorybreakdown → | 2005 | 824 |
| 8 | Unification Scale, Proton Decay, And Manifolds Of G2 Holonomy | 2004 | 49 |
| 9 | Black holes and quark confinement | 2001 | 1 |
| 10 | CONFORMAL ANOMALY OF SUBMANIFOLD OBSERVABLES IN ADS/CFT CORRESPONDENCE | 1999 | 120 |
| 11 | New Perspectives in the Quest for Unification | 1998 | 1 |
| 12 | Magic, mystery, and matrix | 1998 | 16 |
| 13 | Anti de Sitter space and holographybreakdown → | 1998 | 7657 |
| 14 | 1996 | 291 | |
| 15 | Trieste Conference on Topological Methods in Quantum Field Theories : ICTP, Trieste, Italy, 11-15 June 1990 | 1991 | 2 |
| 16 | 1989 | 34 | |
| 17 | Loop amplitudes, anomalies and phenomenology | 1987 | 64 |
| 18 | 1987 | 35 | |
| 19 | SUPERCONDUCTING COSMIC STRINGS | 1986 | 1 |
| 20 | 1985 | 237 |
About Edward Witten
Edward Witten is a scholar working on Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics and Geometry and Topology, having authored 329 papers that have together received 87.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Black Holes and Theoretical Physics (224 papers), Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories (93 papers), Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies (90 papers), Cosmology and Gravitation Theories (85 papers), Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions (71 papers), Algebraic structures and combinatorial models (31 papers), Homotopy and Cohomology in Algebraic Topology (16 papers) and Nonlinear Waves and Solitons (15 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Nuclear and High Energy Physics (71.5k citations), Statistical and Nonlinear Physics (28.1k citations) and Astronomy and Astrophysics (35.6k citations). Edward Witten has collaborated with scholars based in United States, France and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Nathan Seiberg, Cumrun Vafa, Andrew Strominger, David J. Gross, Jeffrey A. Harvey, Chiara R. Nappi, Lance J. Dixon, Freddy Cachazo, Petr Hořava and Gregory S. Adkins. Their work appears in journals such as Nuclear Physics B, Journal of High Energy Physics, Physics Letters B, Communications in Mathematical Physics and Advances in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics.
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